Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 27, 2013
Submitted
August 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49456
Aircraft time
81,406 hours, 37,933 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFT ACCY, LONGERON 2 LT AT STATION 1418 IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE LONGERON & LONGERON SPLICE AT STATION 1418 IAW 53-02-00 AND 53-00-00-05.

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